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Huawei Enterprise Routers vs Juniper MX Series Routers comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 9, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Huawei Enterprise Routers
Ranking in Routers
3rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
WAN Edge (14th)
Juniper MX Series Routers
Ranking in Routers
5th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
Carrier Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Routers category, the mindshare of Huawei Enterprise Routers is 12.1%, down from 16.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Juniper MX Series Routers is 13.4%, up from 12.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Routers Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Huawei Enterprise Routers12.1%
Juniper MX Series Routers13.4%
Other74.5%
Routers
 

Featured Reviews

EP
Network Engineer at Technical University of Crete
Reliable border connectivity with responsive support but there's room for more intuitive documentation
The documentation is somewhat lacking and not easy to navigate. There are some errors and misleading information. The general appearance of the company site is also not user-friendly for downloading firmware. Firmware updates should be more straightforward. More security features would be appreciated, however, they should be easy to understand and implement.
Patrick Anaku - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at Roke Telkom
Performance excels with reliable uptime and robust features
The best features of Juniper MX Series Routers include their performance, which is quite good for us in terms of hardware performance. The Junos OS, the software, is stable, and we don't have many issues with the Juniper system itself. They have numerous features that allow us to deliver services, be it Layer 2 connectivity to customers, Layer 3 connectivity, data center connectivity, or even security features. Hardware performance has been a top-notch reason why we chose Juniper in the beginning, especially the MX series, which performs well in terms of network uptime and we don't encounter many failures. We have had a bad experience here and there with the ACX series, and their network performance is not so great compared to MX, so we have mostly done away with the ACX and only use MX at some of the core sites. I have seen a return on investment from the solution. Initially, we deployed MX80s on the network, and since our company has been in operation since 2006, from that point we used MX80s until around 2016 when we upgraded most of them to MX204s. From our experience, once we buy an MX204, we don't have issues with it; we have never had to replace an MX204 on the network. Once we deploy it, it works until we decide to upgrade the capacity. The return on investment is significant, as once we buy it, we have no worries about performance.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I have been able to connect the solution to many platforms such as Windows, Apple, and Android."
"The solution provides support for 5G connectivity."
"The routers have mainstream features that fulfill our needs."
"The product is very reasonably priced."
"The product is easy to improve and deploy in terms of configuration for engineers and technical executives."
"We use the solution for point-to-point connectivity, aggregation, and radio connectivity on mTLS."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Overall we have found the solution to be satisfactory."
"Juniper's custom Trio chipset drives their MX routers, offering superior performance. Juniper's design separates the control plane and the forwarding plane, which is a key aspect of their architecture. This separation provides high throughput, maintaining line-rate performance across the MX platform."
"Juniper Enterprise Routers is very flexible."
"The flexibility of the MPLS configuration is very good."
"The most valuable features for us were related to our transition into MPLS technology, specifically for BPN and VPN services."
"The product is easy to use."
"It's one of the more stable routers."
"The stability of Juniper is better than Cisco's."
"It offers high protection and I like it."
 

Cons

"The solution's technical support could be improved."
"Lacks sufficient market availability."
"The product’s performance could be better."
"It would be better if local storage management was more flexible, so that unused data could be easily removed."
"It would be better if the vendor provided support for small enterprises."
"There isn't really any scalability potential."
"The documentation is somewhat lacking and not easy to navigate."
"We have found we have to restart the routers or reconfigured them a lot of the time, this issue should improve. The quality of the hardware needs to be more durable."
"We'd appreciate it if they had a better GUI. It would be more flexible for the customers that way."
"The setup was a bit complex."
"One thing that the product can do better is clustering. Rather than just having two of them, it would help if there was one cluster to extend to more notes in the cluster itself."
"The integration could be better."
"While it is challenging to pinpoint specific areas for enhancement, there is room for better support and updates for Ansible."
"Better documentation to assist with implementation would be helpful."
"If you are setting up a site-to-site VPN between a Juniper and Cisco device then you may encounter some issues."
"Automation can also be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"These routers are not too expensive."
"The tool's licensing is yearly."
"The price is reasonable compared to Cisco's."
"The solution's price is reasonable."
"There are additional licensing costs. I am aware of additional licenses and which services are added to the router."
"The price of the solution is fair."
"The product is expensive."
"Huawei Enterprise Routers’s cost is average. I rate its pricing a five out of ten."
"The prices for Juniper MX Series Routers are reasonable."
"We have to pay for the device and licensing. The support service requires additional costs."
"$300 to $400 is the hardware cost and for licensing cost, it may be around, for support and all, $100 per year."
"The solution is more expensive compared to other solutions."
"The price of this solution is better than other competitors, such as Cisco. We receive a lot of discounts which make the price less expensive and attractive."
"An additional license can be purchased for support of a next-generation firewall."
"There is a license for this solution and the price is very competitive. The cost is less expensive than some competitors, such as Cisco. There are additional costs for support licenses."
"The pricing of Juniper MX Series Routers is okay compared to other technologies."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Educational Organization
6%
Government
6%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Huawei Enterprise Routers?
The solution provides support for 5G connectivity.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei Enterprise Routers?
The product is very cheap and offers a huge discount as they are trying to enter the market. However, you have to pay extra for some services and support.
What needs improvement with Huawei Enterprise Routers?
The documentation is somewhat lacking and not easy to navigate. There are some errors and misleading information. The general appearance of the company site is also not user-friendly for downloadin...
What needs improvement with Juniper MX Series Routers?
The areas of Juniper MX Series Routers that have room for improvement include the port count; for instance, the MX204 has only four 40G or 100G ports, which is quite limited. While I know there are...
What is your primary use case for Juniper MX Series Routers?
I work with an internet service provider in Uganda and have experience working with Juniper MX Series Routers, as we use Mikrotik, Juniper, and Cisco routers on our infrastructure. We have a mix of...
What advice do you have for others considering Juniper MX Series Routers?
The solution is deployed in our organization as hardware and it is on-prem, as we run on on-prem solutions. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Juniper MX Series Routers a nine.
 

Also Known As

No data available
Juniper Enterprise Routers, MX Series, Junos Address Aware
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Bus Online, VisionChina Media Inc. (VisionChina), China Network Television (CNTV), Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, ABC, BovenIJ hospital
AARNet Pty Ltd, Allegro Networks, Atlantech Online, Availity, Baloise Insurance, Black Lotus, CATV, Blue Box
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